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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

Jacob Sharp's counsel have concluded not
to apply for bail for their client The rea-
sons are probably that the amount required
would overtax the confidence Of that wor-
thy's friends. and that the time before the
final decision is reached in his case (the spe-
cial session Of the court having been called
for September y will be 50 short as to scarce
y afford him time to skip to Canada. The
prosecuting officers have put the public un-
oer new obligations to them for effectually
stopping up the hole by which the audacious
oriper hoped to escape, and demonstrating
anewthat wealthis not powerful enouub even
In New York, to defeat the ends Of instice tn
TINS connection District Attorney Marines
letter to the governor is of interest as con-
taining an exceedingly forcible statement of
the case, and truthful portrayal of the de-
moralization which Sharp's escape in spite of
the law would produce. He says:
His escape in the way have indicated would he
a laslng l scandal upon tne administration of law
in this city and tend to bring courts of Justice
into deserved 6isrepute. This defendant is the
first and only person ever convicted In this State
of giving bribeS. His audacity in crime was nm
paralleled. He plotted TO bribe the whole Leeis-
lature of the city of New York, and he succeeded
IN bribing very large percentage of that body
BY his crime he reaped enormous gains, amount
ing. as bave said, TO 81, 100000. He is a type
Of number of INSCRIPTIONS spectators resi-
Gent IN this city, who seek TO monopoize the great
privileges Of the people by corrupting their un-
worthy and dishonest legislators. These men are
Seheray believed TO be above the law, and scarce
~ Ey'ssnsnaDle s TO IFS penalties. Their long immuni.
e1,t ~ r punishment has bred a cynical mistrust of
Soulls @ o. Justice among large classes of our cti
hsva SHoua lhls defendant escape In the way
more intense I'M ,hat mstrust would grow all the
Suidpie hischef In this State
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

Speaking of the interstate commerce law,
Senator Cullom says he believes it will be
amended somewhat at the coming session of
Congress, though in what way he doesn't
undertake to anticipate. AS rule he thinks
the law has worked well, and has been in
strumental in relieving small shippers from
unjust determinations that were formerly
made against them. The mischief antici-
patcd from the measure has not come
Senator Cullom must know that the
reason that it has not come is because
the commission construed the long and
short haul in such way as to make it prac-
tically amount to nothing. Had that clause
been construed strictly, as good many of
the Senators and Representatives who voted
for it hoped and expected that it would be,
no end Of trouble would have followed, and
the protests against it would have been quite
as loud from the people in whose interests
the measure was passed as from the rail-
roads, to punish which was the controlling
sentiment of good many of its friends.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

As far as it is possible to discover Prince
Ferdinand's pretensions to the Bulgarian
throne are sustained by England, Austria
and Italy and opposed by Russia, Germany
and France. Each set Of powers is bringing
pressure to bear upon the Sultan to act in
accordance with its wishes, and the Sick
Man Is sicker than ever. Meanwhile Russia
is growing impatient at Turkeys hesitation,
and is preparing to cut the Gordian knot by
appointing Governor Of Bulgaria and sup
plying him with troops enough to enable
him to enforce his authority. Prince Ferdi-
nand still continues to be received with en-
thusiasm by the Bulgarianlpopulace,lb lbut it is
to be feared that when something better
than enthusiasm is needed the Bulgarians
will be found wanting. There are only
100000 of them altogether, men, women
and children, and of course resistance of
Russia when she puts her foot down is out
of the question. Bulgaria is situated In
region where might makes right, and her
claims, however just they may be, will get
very little attention when they conflict with
any of the schemes of the great northern
power.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

annual yield with US, particularly of summer
migrants. When to these contracted facili-
ties for reproduction and increase there is
added the annually augumenting efforts to
catch this fish, with very successful results
in some past years we need not look for fur
ther reasons for a gradual decline of the
fisheries, especially as in Nova Scotia many
local schools appear to have become exhaust
ed on account chiefly of their breeding
grounds being made inaccessible One Is apt
10 lose sight that elimination of the
spawning area by impossible mill-dams,
leads also to corresponding elimination of
feeding grounds, or nurseries Of the young
shad. Suitable fish ways in the United
States and Canada jointly with artificial re,
production will perhaps be the best remedy
for the present condition of our fisheries in
regard to the shad, the alewife and the sal
mon. No doubt sawdust does, by its accum-
ulation, damage many sandy flats for breed
ing purposes, but its effects cannot be COM
pared with what is produced by the very
curtailments of the area suitable for breeding
purposes which impossible milldams occas-
Ion.
Be this as it may, we are confronted with
the unanswerable statement, sanctioned by
universal experience, that given sea area
can and does support certain amount of
marine life, and If any particular variety or
species of that life be cut off, or restricted,
first, BY DESTROYING large percentage; sec
ond, BY. preventing reproduction through
the artificial limitation Of the natural nurse
ries for the young, it is reasonable to sup
pose that diminution win take place and
continue as long as these antagonistic causes
are permitted to exist.
The most practical remedy for the prevail
ing decrease appears to present itself in the
form of artificial propagation and proper
fish ways. This is being carried ON with
respect to the shad, and ON large scale,
particularly in the United States. We reap
the benefit of these efforts through the sum
mer migrants. But there are other condi-
tions which require to be noticed before we
can seek for satisfactory explanation of
the remarkable fluctuations observed in our
fisheries. These, in order properly to ex-
plain, require attention to the influence of
variable ocean currents and tides, because
these powerful agents determine the
course Of the minute crustacean food upon
which the shad largely feed when in the sea-
The temperature of the ocean waters also
exercises a most powerful influence upon
the distribution of this shad food. Hence
arises certain conditions which may bring
the summer migrant schools of shad nearer
or farther from the shore line and materially
affect seasons catch, thus leading to err
roneous conclusions respecting the supposed
permanent falling off or otherwise of the
actual value of our shad fisheries. Illustra-
tions can be offered of this variability and
the probable causes, which with other kin
dred matters may be reserved for a future
communication.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

Probably when all the facts come to light
1t viii turn out that the Ute outbreak has
been fostered by the whites with the hope Of
disposseSsing the Indians Of some territory
which the white settlers covet. This has
been the secret Of great part of the Indian
wars In the West and quite likely is the Sc
cret OF this one. The Indians have seldom
been the aggrsssorS, though of course it has
always been sought to make it appear that
they were. The man specially responsible
for the present row is Sheriff Kendall. but
doubtless he has good strong public senti-
ment behind him, and if he should run again
for Office no doubt he would get a magnificent
vindication from the voters of his county.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

The selection of Judge McCue as the head
Of the fish commission is in perfect accord
with the appointment Of Mr.. Thorn, a treas
ury clerk, as superintendent of the coast
survey service. Thorn makes no pretension
to any special knowledge of the work of the
service over which he presldes, and as for
Judge McCue's information on the subject of
fish it is no more than is possessed by the
majority of intelligent men. He is a lawyer
by profession and his whole training has
been In that direction.
his appointment is only temporary, but SO 1t
was In the case of Them, who still holds on,
however spite Of the remonstrances OF sclen-
tifc men, who know his untitness f'l 'no
place and realize the inevitable deeenoracy
of the service if it remaip~ ahuel us CONTROL
A coast survey ser-sce under Mr.. Thorn's
control ~;entually become the laughing
oonslSo .usl 81 the world, and fishery commission
headed bv Lawyer McCue will be of about
as much use as labor bureau made up of
dudes
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

II the suggestion Of the Daily Capital of
Atlanta that JEFF Davis be invited to well
come the President to that city be adopted
Mr.. Cleveland will undoubtedly find it con-
venient to omit Atlanta from his swing
around the circle. Politics is undoubtedly
at the bottom of Mr.. Cleveland's tour, and
a demonstration that shall impress the next
Democratic convention is desired. well
come by JEFF Davis would be little too
rank even for Democratic convention. The
battle flags incident is quite as much in the
line of catering to the South as the North
can stand, and Mr. Cleveland, though not
politician of very quick perceptions, prob
ably realizes that much.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

The Macon Telegraph thus tells why it is
in favor of sending to the chain gang men
who would teach white and black pupils to
gether. 1--WE do not want to live in any
country where weIcan not see the mule and
the negro; but we intend for the good of the
negro, as well as the white man, to rule this
State, and people who don't like it can lump
it, whether they live North or South; and
this is the reason why we are in favor of the
Glenn bill" Mr.. Grady's ''New South"
seems to be imbued with good deal Of the
old snirit
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30
milwaukee Sentinel.]

In little while this earth will not be a
decent place OF habitation. An earth with
out vast forests cannot MAINTAIN its inland
water supply and the proper soil conditions
for the needs Of agriculture, Our forests are
disappearing with frightful rapidity. In this
country we have less than 5O0,OOo,0O0 acres
Of forest area, and the consumption is more
than twenty billion cubic feet. This does
not include the enormous annual losses from
from forest fires. The forests within easy
reach will be practically exhausted before
any new crop started can be ready for use,
or can be OF any material service in main
tanning the proper rainfall
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

The convention of the New York liquor
dealers and the convention of the New York
Prohibitionists agreed in approving Gov.
Hills vetoes of the high license bills though
for different reasons. The liquor dealers
approval Was of course because the bills
tended to restrict their business of rumsell-
ing That Of the Prohibitionists was because
In their view free rum is preferable to the
States recognition of rum traffic by taxing
1t. As far as the practical effecti is concerned,
however, the liquor dealers and the Prohi-
bitionists are pulling together for under the
present state of public sentiment in New
York prohibition Of the rum trafic is impos-
possible, and all that is practicable is re-
striction of it. This both the liquor men and
the Third Party Prohibitionists onnnsa
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30

The President announces that he will not
tolerate any interference by the Federal Of
fee holders in Pennsylvania with the free
expression of the voice of the Democratic
party on the subject of the tariff. This an
nouncement is made anent the report that
the Hon. Samuel J. Randall was marshalling
the Office holders to help defeat revenue
reform plank in the Democratic State con-
vention. But when Higgins and Rasin and
the other Baltimore oficeholders packed the
Democratic caucuses in the interest of Sena-
tor German the President tolerated them, and
still tolerates them. The inference would
seem to be that the President has any
amount of federation for office holders who
meddle with politics, so long as they are 10y
al to the hobbies of the administration.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 80.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nications. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable not necessarily Tor
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-30
CURRENT COM m EMIT.
THE AMERICAN PARTY.
TSt. I.Ouie Gloha- -Damoeraf !

The latest thing in politics is an attempt
to revive the American party. We do not
see the necessity for such revival, but we
hope we are not going too far when we ask
for a removal of the political disabilities
which are now attached to American birth
in the politics Of the country. The trainers
of the constitution reserved one out of the
100000 federal offices for native, and there
seems to be in both parties strong disposi-
tion to keep within the limits established by
the fathers in this matter if in pothing else
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
Hits Outside the Diamond.

No use talking, Burns is a dandy: His fine catch yesterday and his triple play to Troy is deserving of all possible credit
 It was expected that MalIoy of the Meriden Reso- Donney, however filled the position. It was in tended to use Malloy for about a week until Far rell gets we'll.
 Springfield was deliberately cheated out of the place Joe Battin, the captain, was the man through whose contemptible methods the game was declared draw. Springfield earned the winning run in the eleventh inning and Battin instead ' of ~ acting s ike usrea1aa; man ohs he lowered himself in the estimation of all Springfield and others outside by not trying to put the Springfield side out. He wanted them by the aid of errors made purposely to till it was too dark to play, and then the Waterburys could not play out their half of the inning. The game would then go back to the last inning, and the score even it would be draw.
 The directors of the New Haven team should see to it that hereafter the players of visiting are not guyed by of the spectators. This thing should be stopped at Nothing is more dis gusting than to hear few smart try to guy the visiting team.
 Will Muryhy and Gailbright, the pitcher, were yesterday released by the Bridgeports. Murphy s physical condition is such that he will be unable to play for some time yet. Murphy, when he is in good condition is fine fielder and heavy batter. He may possibly be signed by Springfield, as that is his home.
 Until Conley of the Bridgeports gets in playing condition Lovett will pitch three games a week, Lambert two and Brown one ConIey will net pitch till week after next.
 For the defeat Wednesday the BridgeportS more than evened up matters with the New Ravens by the games on the Barnum grounds yesterday after noon.-Bridgeport Farmer. All well and good, but if you had made a hundred runs in that game, it the championship of the game you played here. See:
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
EARLY SNAKES.
A Truthful Hunters Discovery of a
 Gold Mine.

A
 Gold Milne.
 TCor Denver Tribune.]
 A correspondent writes from Routt, Col, to the Denver Tribune:
 A hunter who has hunted and mined from Arizona to the Yellowstone, and who is highly esteemed for truth and veracity, was telling me that he had the other day made most wonderful discovery, and that he had seen gold that would put the United States at discount. The discovery was made in the mountains not more than ten miles from the government bridge over Yampa river in Routt county.
 Being anxious to get deer or have fight with bear, he descended by a circuitous route to the foot of the cliff. Peering eau tiously around for game, he was somewhat startled at hearing the rattle Of a snake. Looking about he saw large numbers of them lying around, while there was a constant stream of them going into round hole in the rock near the bottom of the cliff
 Being anxious to destroy as many of the reptiles as he possibly could, he procured 8 forked stick and placing the fork over the neck of the largest, he pinioned him to the ground, then tying a half-dozen sticks of giant powder to his tail, set a slow match to it and let the snake go. After seeing his snakeship go into the hole the hunter retreated to a safe distance to await developments. He did net have long to wait. First there was a slight trembling of the ground, then burst that shook the mountain like an earthquake, and with that burst the whole side of the cliff toppled off and fell to the ground, and up went more snakes than was ever thought of by either Gulliver or Baron Nun chausen.
 The face of the rock was honeycombed with round holes, out of which snakes were pouring like water through a knot-hole as long as the hunter stayed, and he stayed long enough to see many thousand seething and hissing in their rage and agony, when he became weary and left, but not until he had seen that the whole face of the cliff was covered with solid rold
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07

earth and of the earth. The great trouble is that small portion of the population is get ting more than they need, and the masses are not getting their share" Dr. McGlynns s remedy for the evils arising out of our pres ent system is to have the land owned by cities or other communities and to have the pos sessors of the soil pay rent for the same under the name of taxes. He claimed that the laboring classes who by the very fact of their settlement in city make the land more valuable should get the benefit of the increase as well as the owners of the land. The tax or rent should be paid into the pub lie treasury and be used for the common ben eft of all.
 Whatever may be said of his ideas in re- gard to land tenures, Dr. McGlynn is cer- tainly an eloquent and able orator. His only fault was that he somewhat overtaxed the patience of his audience by speaking for more than two hours and half. But not withstanding the length of his speech, it was a most interesting and instructive one from first to last.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
queen Kapio1ani Delighted With Mt.
 Vernon.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Queen Kapiolani and her suite today paid a visit to Mt. Yer non on the United States steamer Dispatch. The Queen and Princess Lililnokonlani, es- corted by Senators Sherman and Evarts re- spectively and accompanied by few others, were taken ashore 1n the captains gig and the other guests followed in steam launches The royal party were shown around the grounds and through the house at Washing ton. The Queen evinced great interest in all that she saw and was delighted with Mt. Vernon and that it fought never to be disturbed.'' After stay of over an hour the party returned. The Marine band enlivened the trip with music, the selections including the national air of Hawaii. Among those who entertained the Queens perty were Admiral Wells, Assistant Secretary of State Adee, Minister and Mrs. Carter, -Sena- tors Sherman and Evarts, Representative Grain and Ketcham, members of the Chinese, French, Russian and Japanese legations, and Dr. Sevallon Brown, Captain Taylor and Lieutenant Rodgers-the three gentlemen who were detailed by the State, War and Navy departments to extend the hospitali- ties of the government to the distinguished visitors.
 The President tonight gave State dinner in honor of Queen Kapiolani. The White House was profussly and beautifully decorat- ed for the occasion with palms, potted plants and flowers. The Queen arrived before the other guests and was received by the Presi- dent, who presented the rest of the company to her on their arrival. The Marine band was stationed in the entrance hall and after playing Columbia and the Hawaiian nation al hymn rendered a number of selections. The principal decorations of the dining table were large floral piece representing two ships of state, the Columbia and the Hawaii, interwoven with the Hawaiian flag in flowers. The President escorted the Queen to dinner and was followed in the order in which they are named by the chief justice and the Princess Liiinokalani, the Hawaiian minister and Mrs. Cleveland, the Secretary of State and Mrs. Carter, Lieutenant General Dominis and Mrs. Waite, the Haytian minis ter dean of the diplomatic corps and Mrs. Fairchild, the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Endicott, the Secretary of War and Mrs. Whitney, the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Villas, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Sherman, the lieutenant general and Miss Porter, the admiral and Mrs. Linck laen, Mr. Jaukoa and Mrs. Carter, Colonel Beyd and Miss Bancroft, Mir. Winthrop and Mrs. Laughton, NIT. Bancroft and Mrs. Win throp. Mrs. Cleveland wore her wedding dress with the exception of the orange blos- sons. Queen Kapiolani was attired in white crape with diamond ornaments and the princess royal in black velvet.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
NEW HAVEN SECOND IN THE RACE.

Hartford fin the Lead For the Pennant
 -Br1dgeport Third Probabilities
 That Hartford and New Haven Will
 be Even To.Day-Dawson Has Ar.
 rived-Resu1ts of League Games.
 The New Haven team goes to Springfield to-day. Murphy will catch and Dawson, the new pitcher. will occupy the box. Dawson arrived early yesterday morning He said he was willing to pitch in yesterdays game against the Springfelds, but the manage ment thought it best to give him little rest He was on the field, however, with his suit on and occupied the players bench.
 The first week of the league season has ended. By the table on the fourth page it will be seen that New Haven stands second. The Hartfords have won every game, but as they are likely to drop game in Bridgeport to-day and New Haven win in Springfield, New Haven and Hartford will be even. Then will come the tug of war next Monday and Tuesday to see which club will continue to maintain the lead. The first game of the two of the series will be played in this city. The New Haven team will have to work hard to win. Dawson for the New Ravens and Cru Der of the Hartfords will undoubtedly be the occupants of the box.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTTNGS

At benefit rendered the Woburn polo club at Woburn, Mass, last night the tie for fourth place in the Boston tournament was played off and resulted as follows: Woburn 4, Hartford 3.
 The Postmaster General has awarded to the Holyoke Envelope company of Holyoke, Mass, the contract for furnishing the postal service with registered package and other official envelopes for the year ending June 30. 1888. The estimated number required is about fifty million and upon this basis the companys bid amounts to $1S4, ,145, or about $1, TOO less than last year.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07

the famous gum trees Eucalyptus colessea), and an idea may be given of their extraordi nary dimensions by imagining one standing by the side of the pyramid of Cheops. The pyramid Is four hundred and eighty feet high, and if surrounded by group of the Australian giants it's top would be shaded by their branches, which would tower twenty feet above it or five hundred feet from the ground
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-07
JUDGE BIKDSALL ARRESTED. Charged With Embezzlementb by Colo
 

HARTFORD, May 6.-Daniel c. Birdsall, ed itor and proprietor of the Hartford Telegram, was arrested tonight on charge of embez- element on the information and complaint of Colonel B. M Graves and other recent asso- ciates in the publication of the paper. The writ covers nine specific charges of embezzle- ment from his associates of sums amounting to about S1 800 and includes also charges of false entries in the books of the concern. Birdsall succeeded in obtaining bonds for 5 1000 for his appearance at the police court morning